League Play-Off

Haninge
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kristian Käcker took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lukas Haeger might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kalle Billström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lukas Haeger ran back to his position shaking his head. Dan Björkkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Runeberg having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Sysslebäck's goalkeeper Christer Runeberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Björkkvist. Kristian Käcker received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christer Runeberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Kristian Käcker slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. David Elg, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Christer Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskil Hylander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Elg placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The audience was convinced that Dan Björkkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christer Runeberg was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the game, Sysslebäck's Lukas Haeger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kalle Billström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Kristian Käcker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Runeberg having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sysslebäck's zone, Eskil Hylander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christer Runeberg came out of the goal and Eskil Hylander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kalle Billström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Haeger in the 46th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Lukas Haeger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sysslebäck's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lukas Haeger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Albohm made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Lukas Haeger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kalle Billström. Haninge FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukas Haeger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Christer Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Björkkvist in the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of Haninge FK booed when Sysslebäck was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Skålberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute of the match David Elg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christer Runeberg skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Kristian Käcker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haninge FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristian Käcker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christer Runeberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pål Brask during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Haninge FK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Pelle Svanberg shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristian Käcker in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christer Runeberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, Sysslebäck's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Björkkvist came free, but Christer Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dan Björkkvist came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Haninge FK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dan Björkkvist couldn't finish the play. Kristian Käcker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christer Runeberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. When Tommy Viklund fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sysslebäck's protests and gave Tommy Viklund a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Haninge FK booed when Sysslebäck was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Viklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christer Runeberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristian Käcker went, in the 99th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Sysslebäck succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Haninge FK had controlled the match.